In Thursday night’s interview seminar, I learned that a big part of having a successful interview is doing the preparations beforehand. Whether this means researching the job and figuring how you and the company fit each other or practicing interview questions, there is a lot that you can do to prepare yourself. Interviews have always been intimidating for me and I always feel a sense of ambiguity because you never know exactly what an interviewer is looking for or whether or not you did well. For instance, my first interview this year was one that I thought I did well in – I was able to answer all of the interviewer’s questions in a clear and concise way, and I felt like I presented myself well. In another interview, I messed up on one of the questions and stumbled to deliver my answer. In the end, I got rejected from the one that I felt like I did well in and accepted into the one that I felt like I did not do well in. Thus, it’s important to keep trying and practicing when it comes to interviews and even if your interview was not successful, you still gained important experience from it. All that you can do is make sure that you prepare yourself beforehand and you know exactly why you want the position and what you can bring to it.